EP2596985A1 - Neigungsverstellvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2596985A1
EP2596985A1 EP12193616.5A EP12193616A EP2596985A1 EP 2596985 A1 EP2596985 A1 EP 2596985A1 EP 12193616 A EP12193616 A EP 12193616A EP 2596985 A1 EP2596985 A1 EP 2596985A1
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Yasukazu Oki
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  • Patent Document 1 Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 05-001335
  • a reclining mechanism disclosed in the Patent Document 1 comprises: a base plate (first plate) and an arm plate (second plate) coaxially supported in a rotatable manner and formed, respectively, with two opposed circular holes having an internal gear (internally-toothed gear) section thereinside; a control gear provided on a rotary shaft of the two plates; a plurality of planetary gears arranged in meshing engagement with the internal gear section of the plates and the control gear, and each protrudingly provided with a boss portion at an axis thereof; and a holding member rotatably holding each of the planetary gears at a trajectory of revolution thereof.
  • This holding member is composed of a spring member which is adapted to contact the respective boss portions of the planetary gears while permitting a rotation thereof, and bias each of the planetary gears in a radial direction (in a direction causing the planetary gear to be brought in meshing engagement with the internal gear section of the plates.
  • This reclining mechanism can suppress wobbling due to backlash between the internal gear section of the two plates (base and arm plates) and each of the planetary gears, etc.
  • the planetary gears are biased by the holding member composed of a spring member as described in the Patent Document 1, for example, when a force equal to or greater than a biasing force of the holding member is applied to a seat back, the planetary gears are likely to be displaced radially inwardly against the biasing force of the holding member, causing wobbling between the internal gear section of the plates and each of the planetary gears.
  • the biasing force of the holding member is increased, a rotational resistance of each of the planetary gears becomes larger, precluding smooth rotation thereof.
  • the technique using the holding member composed of a spring member as in the Patent Document 1 has a problem of being unable to sufficiently suppress wobbling between the internal gear section of the plates and each of the planetary gears.
  • the present invention provides a reclining mechanism which comprises: a ring-shaped first plate fixed to a seat back; a ring-shaped second plate capable of rotating with respect to the first plate and fixed to a seat cushion; a plurality of planetary gears in meshing engagement with internal gears provided in respective inner peripheries of the first plate and the second plate; a sun gear in meshing engagement with the planetary gears; a holding member rotatably holding the planetary gears; and a restriction member for restricting a rotation of the holding member.
  • the holding member is rotatably disposed in a concave portion formed in a lateral surface of the second plate, and the holding member has an inclined wall portion provided in a part of an outer peripheral surface thereof in spaced-apart opposed relation to an inner peripheral wall of the concave portion.
  • the inclined wall portion of the holding member and the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion define therebetween a wedge-shaped space in which the restriction member is displaceably disposed.
  • the inclined wall portion of the holding member is formed such that a width of the wedge-shaped space is gradually narrowed toward a counter direction with respect to a specific direction, where the specific direction is a direction along which the first plate is urged to be rotated according to a force applied to the seat back in a rearward tilting direction, and the counter direction is a direction opposite to the specific direction.
  • FIGS. 1 to FIG. 14 a first embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail.
  • a reclining mechanism 10 according to the first embodiment is designed to be used in an automobile seat 100, as illustrated in FIG. 1 .
  • the reclining mechanism 10 comprises: a first plate 1; a second plate 2; a plurality of planetary gears 3; a sun gear 4; a first holding member 5a and a second holding member 5b which hold the planetary gears 3; a rotational operating member 6 for rotationally operating the holding members 5a, 5b; a restriction member 7 for restricting a rotation of the holding members 5a, 5b; and a biasing member 8 biasing the restriction member 7.
  • the first plate 1 is composed of a ring-shaped plate having a circular hole 11 in a central region thereof. An inner periphery of the first plate 1 surrounding the circular hole 11 is provided with an internal gear (internally-toothed gear) 12 over the entire circumference thereof.
  • the internal gear 12 of the first plate 1 is composed of thirty-eight teeth.
  • the first plate 1 has a receiving portion 13 provided in one lateral surface (in FIG. 2 , a right surface) thereof.
  • the receiving portion 13 is formed such that a center-side annular region of the one lateral surface of the first plate 1 is concaved by a predetermined depth.
  • the first plate 1 configured as above is fixedly attached to a seat back 102 (see FIG. 1 ) of the seat 100.
  • the second plate 2 is composed of a ring-shaped plate formed in approximately the same shape as that of the first plate 1 to have a circular hole 21 in a central region thereof.
  • An inner periphery of the second plate 2 surrounding the circular hole 21 is provided with an internal gear (internally-toothed gear) 22 over the entire circumference thereof.
  • the internal gear 22 of the second plate 2 is composed of thirty-five teeth.
  • the second plate 2 has a concave portion 23 provided in one lateral surface (in FIG. 2 , a right surface) thereof.
  • the concave portion 23 is formed such that a center-side annular region of the one lateral surface of the second plate 2 is concaved by a predetermined depth.
  • the concave portion 23 has a circular inner peripheral wall 23a.
  • the second plate 2 also has a fitting portion 24 provided in the other lateral surface (in FIG. 2 , a left surface) thereof.
  • the fitting portion 24 is formed such that a center-side annular region of the other lateral surface of the second plate 2 is convexed by a predetermined distance.
  • the fitting portion 24 is adapted to be rotatably fitted in the receiving portion 13 of the first plate 1.
  • the second plate 2 configured as above is fixedly attached to a seat cushion 101 (see FIG. 1 ) of the seat 100.
  • the plurality of planetary gears 3 consist of three planetary gears each having the same configuration.
  • Each of the planetary gears 3 has a gear section 31 consisting of ten teeth, in an outer periphery thereof.
  • Each of the planetary gears 3 also has a shaft portion 32 provided at a central region to protrude toward respective opposite sides in an axial direction thereof.
  • each of the planetary gears 3 is in meshing engagement with both of the internal gear 12 of the first plate 1 and the internal gear 22 of the second plate 2.
  • each of the planetary gears 3 is displaced (revolved) in a circumferential direction of the first and second plates 1, 2 while being rotated about the shaft portion 32 thereof (rotated on its own axis).
  • the first holding member 5a is equivalent to a "holding member” set forth in the appended claims, and disposed on one side (in FIG. 2 , the right side) of each of the planetary gears 3 in the axial direction.
  • the second holding member 5b is disposed on the other side (in FIG. 2 , the left side) of each of the planetary gears 3 in the axial direction.
  • the first holding member 5a and the second holding member 5b are coupled together by three coupling members 52a arranged in a circumferential direction thereof.
  • the first holding member 5a is composed of an approximately circular disk-shaped plate which has three shaft holding holes 51 for holding the respective shaft portions 32 of the planetary gears 3, three coupling holes 52 for allowing the respective coupling members 52a to be inserted thereinto, and three protruding pieces 53 for receiving a rotational force of the rotational operating member 6.
  • the first holding member 5a has an outer peripheral surface provided with an inclined wall portion 54 which defines an aftermentioned wedge-shaped space 55 in cooperation with the inner peripheral wall 23a of the concave portion 23 of the second plate 2, and a locking portion 57 for locking the biasing member 8.
  • the three shaft holding holes 51 are arranged at even intervals along a pitch circle having a predetermined radius from a center of the first holding member 5a.
  • the three coupling holes 52 are arranged along a pitch circle having approximately the same radius as that of the pitch circle of the shaft holding holes 51.
  • Each of the coupling holes 52 is located between adjacent two of the shaft holding holes 51.
  • the three protruding pieces 53 are provided on one lateral surface (in FIG. 2 , a right surface) of the first holding member 5a.
  • Each of the protruding pieces 53 is located radially outward of a respective one of the shaft holding holes 51, and provided to protrude toward the rotational operating member 6 (in FIG. 2 , the right side) by a predetermined distance.
  • the inclined wall portion 54 is provided by obliquely cutting a part of the outer peripheral surface of the first holding member 5a. In a state in which the first holding member 5a is received in the concave portion 23 of the second plate 2, the inclined wall portion 54 is provided in spaced-apart opposed relation to the inner peripheral wall 23a of the concave portion 23.
  • the locking portion 57 is provided by slightly concaving a region of the outer peripheral surface of the first holding member 5a adjacent to the inclined wall portion 54, radially inwardly.
  • a protruding portion 58 is formed between the locking portion 57 and the inclined wall portion 54 to protrude radially outwardly with respect to them.
  • the second holding member 5b has a structure similar to that of the first holding member 5a. However, differently from the first holding member 5a, the second holding member 5b is devoid of the protruding pieces 53 and the inclined wall portion 54.
  • the first holding member 5a configured as above is rotatably received in the concave portion 23 of the second plate 2.
  • the second holding member 5b is attached to the other lateral surface (in FIG. 2 , a left surface) of the first plate 1.
  • the shaft portions 32 of the planetary gears 3 are inserted into respective ones of the shaft holding holes 51 of the first holding member 5a (and respective ones of similar shaft holding holes of the second holding member 5b) and rotatably held by them.
  • the coupling members 52a are inserted into respective ones of the coupling holes 52 of the first holding member 5a (and respective ones of similar coupling holes of the second holding member 5b), so that the first holding member 5a and the second holding member 5b are coupled together through the coupling members 52a.
  • the restriction member 7 is displaceably disposed in the wedge-shaped space 55.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a shape of the wedge-shaped space 55 in detail.
  • a width W of the wedge-shaped space 55 i.e., a radial distance between the inclined wall portion 54 of the first holding member 5a and the inner peripheral wall 23a of the concave portion 23 is set to gradually become narrowed toward a counterclockwise direction.
  • the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 11 and 3 to 5 is a direction opposite to a direction along which the first plate 1 is urged to be rotated when a force in a rearward tilting direction R (see FIG. 1 ) is applied to the seat back 102.
  • the direction along which the first plate 1 is urged to be rotated when the force in the rearward tilting direction R is applied to the seat back 102 (in FIG. 11 , a clockwise direction) will be referred to as "specific direction X”, and a direction opposite to the specific direction (in FIG. 11 , a counterclockwise direction) will be referred to as "counter direction Y".
  • the width W of the wedge-shaped space 55 is gradually narrowed toward the counter direction Y, and, on the other hand, it is gradually widened toward the specific direction X. That is, the inclined wall portion 54 of the first holding member 5a is inclined in such a manner that a radial distance L from the center of the first holding member 5a is gradually reduced toward the specific direction X so as to allow the wedge-shaped space 55 having the above shape to be defined.
  • the sun gear 4 will be described below. As illustrated in FIG. 2 , the sun gear 4 has a gear section 41 consisting of sixteen teeth, in an outer periphery thereof. The sun gear 4 also has a shaft insertion hole 42 axially penetrating therethrough.
  • the sun gear 4 is provided between the first holding member 5a and the second holding member 5b in a coaxial relation to each other.
  • the three planetary gears 3 are arranged around the sun gear 4 to surround the sun gear 4, and the gear section 41 of the sun gear 4 and the gear section 31 of each of the planetary gears 3 are brought into meshing engagement with each other.
  • each of the planetary gears 3 is moved (revolved) in the circumferential direction while being rotated about the shaft portion 32 thereof (rotated on its own axis), and the first and second holding members 5a, 5b are rotated.
  • the restriction member 7 is designed to restrict the first and second holding members 5a, 5b from being rotated in the specific direction X, and displaceably disposed in the wedge-shaped space 55.
  • the restriction member 7 is composed of a columnar-shaped roller. As illustrated in FIG. 11 , an outer diameter thereof is set to be less than a width (maximum width) W2 of an end of the wedge-shaped space 55 on a leading side with respect to the specific direction X, and greater than a width (minimum width) W1 of an end of the wedge-shaped space 55 on a leading side with respect to the counter direction Y.
  • the rotational operating member 6 will be described below.
  • the rotational operating member 6 is composed of a circular disk-shaped plate having approximately the same size as that of the first holding member 5a.
  • the rotational operating member 6 integrally has a restriction releasing portion 9 provided at one position of a peripheral edge thereof.
  • the rotational operating member 6 also has three coupling-member receiving holes 62 arranged in a circumferential direction thereof along a predetermined pitch circle, three protruding-portion receiving holes 61 arranged in the circumferential direction in such a manner as to be located between adjacent ones of the coupling-member receiving holes 62, and a quadrangular-shaped shaft coupling hole 64 provided in a central region of the rotational operating member 6.
  • heads of the three coupling members 52a coupling the first holding member 5a and the second holding member 5b are received in respective ones of the three coupling-member receiving holes 62.
  • the three protruding pieces 53 protrudingly provided on the one lateral surface of the first holding member 5a (surface on the side of the rotational operating member 6) are received in respective ones of the three protruding-portion receiving holes 61.
  • each of the protruding-portion receiving holes 61 When the rotational operating member 6 is rotated, an inner peripheral surface of each of the protruding-portion receiving holes 61 is brought into contact with a respective one of the protruding pieces 53 of the first holding member 5a, to push them in the circumferential direction. According to the pushing of the protruding pieces 53, the first holding member 5a is rotated, and the second holding member 5b is rotated through the coupling members 52a.
  • first push-operation portion 61a a portion of the rotational operating member 6 adapted to push each of the protruding pieces 53 during rotation of the rotational operating member 6 in the specific direction X, i.e., a wall surface of each of the protruding-portion receiving holes 61 on a leading side with respect to the counter direction Y
  • second push-operation portion 61b a portion of the rotational operating member 6 adapted to push each of the protruding pieces 53 during rotation of the rotational operating member 6 in the counter direction Y, i.e., a wall surface of each of the protruding-portion receiving holes 61 on a leading side with respect to the specific direction X.
  • the rotational operating member 6 has a first push-operation portion 61a for pushing and rotating the first holding member 5a in the specific direction X, and a second push-operation portion 61b for pushing and rotating the first holding member 5a in the counter direction Y
  • the restriction releasing portion 9 is a member for releasing the restriction by the restriction member 7, and composed of a plate-shaped piece protruding from the surface of the rotational operating member 6 facing the first holding member 5a, at a position of the peripheral edge thereof, by a predetermined distance, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 , 8 and 9 .
  • the restriction releasing portion 9 is disposed in a circumferentially displaceable manner, at a position adjacent to the restriction member 7 within a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the first holding member 5a and the inner peripheral wall 23a of the concave portion 23. More specifically, the restriction releasing portion 9 is disposed within the gap at a position corresponding to an area between the inclined wall portion 54 and the protruding portion 58 of the first holding member 5a, and on a side opposite to an aftermentioned pushing piece 81 of the biasing member 8 across the restriction member 7.
  • restriction releasing portion 9 is disposed at a position where a predetermined gap t1 is ensured with respect to the restriction member 7. This gap t1 is set to become less than a gap t2 set between corresponding ones of the first push-operation portions 61a of the rotational operating member 6 and the protruding pieces 53.
  • the rotational operating member 6 configured as above is non-rotatably coupled to a manual operation dial 66 through an aftermentioned rotary shaft 65.
  • a square pillar-shaped rotary shaft 65 is disposed in a coupling portion between the seat back 102 and a seat cushion 101 of the seat 100, rotatably with respect to the seat back 102 and a seat cushion 101.
  • the rotary shaft 65 has a first end 65a which is rotatably inserted into the second holding member 5b, the circular hole 11 of the first plate 1, the circular hole 21 of the second plate 2, the shaft insertion hole 42 of the sun gear 4, and the first holding member 5a, in this order.
  • the first end 65a of the rotary shaft 65 inserted in the above members is non-rotatably fitted into the shaft coupling hole 64 of the rotational operating member 6.
  • the rotary shaft 65 is disposed in a freely relatively rotatable manner with respect to the second holding member 5b, the first plate 1, the second plate 2, the sun gear 4 and the first holding member 5a, and in a relatively non-rotatable manner with respect to the rotational operating member 6.
  • the first end 65a of the rotary shaft 65 fitted in the shaft coupling hole 64 of the rotational operating member 6 is coupled to the manual operation dial 66 illustrated in FIG. 2 , in a relatively non-rotatable manner. Therefore, according to rotation of the manual operation dial 66, the rotary shaft 65 is rotated, and, according to this rotation, the rotational operating member 6 is rotated. As illustrated in FIG. 2 , a ring-shaped cover 67 is provided between the manual operation dial 66 and the rotational operating member 6.
  • the biasing member 8 will be described below. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 , the biasing member 8 is composed of an open ring-shaped member which has one end provided with a pushing piece 81 for pushing the restriction member 7, and the other end provided with a lockable portion 82 adapted to be locked by the locking portion 57 of the first holding member 5a.
  • the pushing piece 81 is formed by bending one end of the biasing member 8 radially outwardly, as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • the lockable portion 82 is formed by bending the other end of the biasing member 8 in an arc shape.
  • the biasing member 8 is disposed along the circumferential direction within a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the first holding member 5a and the inner peripheral wall 23a of the concave portion 23.
  • the pushing piece 81 at the one end of the biasing member 8 is in contact with the restriction member 7, and the lockable portion 82 at the other end of the biasing member 8 is fitted in and locked by the locking portion 57 of the first holding member 5a.
  • the pushing piece 81 of the biasing member 8 pushes the restriction member 7 in the counter direction Y within the wedge-shaped space 55.
  • the restriction member 7 is biased in the counter direction Y by the biasing member 8, so that the restriction member 7 is reliably pushed toward the counter direction Y without being displaced in the specific direction X in conjunction with the above movement.
  • the restriction member 7 When the restriction member 7 is relatively pushed toward the counter direction Y (in a direction causing the width W of the wedge-shaped space 55 to become narrower), the restriction member 7 is brought into such a situation that it bites into a narrow region of the wedge-shaped space 55, so that a force P directed toward the center of the first holding member 5a is applied to the inclined wall portion 54 of the first holding member 5a, as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
  • the first holding member 5a receiving this force P acts to push the shaft 32 of at least one of the three planetary gears 3 (in FIG. 4 , the two shafts 32 of the upper and left lower planetary gears 3) held by the first holding member 5a, radially outwardly with respect to the first plate 1 and the second plate 2.
  • the gear section 31 of the planetary gear 3 is pressed against the internal gears 12, 22 of the first and second plates 1, 2, so that a gap corresponding to backlash between the gear section 31 and the internal gears 12, 22 is eliminated.
  • the planetary gears 3 are precluded from rolling displacement with respect to the internal gears 12, 22 of the first plate 1 and the second plate 2 (i.e., a rotation of the first holding member 5a is restricted), so that it becomes possible to, even if a force in the rearward tilting direction R is repeatedly applied to the seat back 102, reliably maintain the planetary gears 3 and the first holding member 5a in a fixed state and thereby effectively prevent the seat back 102 from being gradually moved in the rearward tilting direction R.
  • the restriction releasing portion 9 is adapted to be brought into contact with the restriction member 7 before the first push-operation portion 61a pushes the first holding member 5a. Subsequently, when the rotational operating member 6 is further rotated, the restriction releasing portion 9 pushes the restriction member 7 against a biasing force of the biasing member 8 to displace the restriction member 7 in the specific direction X (i.e., a direction causing the width W of the wedge-shaped space 55 to become wider) within the wedge-shaped space 5.
  • the first push-operation portions 61a push the respective protruding pieces 53 of the first holding member 5a in the specific direction X to rotate the first holding member 5a in the specific direction X, under the condition that the restriction released state is maintained.
  • the first holding member 5a is rotated in the specific direction X.
  • the planetary gears 3 are rollingly displaced in the specific direction X along the internal gears 12, 22 of the first plate 1 and the second plate 2.
  • the first plate 1 is relatively rotated with respect to the second plate 2 in the specific direction X, because the number of teeth in the internal gear 12 of the first plate 1 is greater than the number of teeth in the internal gear 22 of the second plate 2, so that the seat back 102 will be displaced in the rearward tilting direction R.
  • the planetary gears 3 are rollingly displaced in the counter direction Y along the internal gears 12, 22 of the first plate 1 and the second plate 2.
  • the first plate 1 is relatively rotated with respect to the second plate 2 in the counter direction Y, because the number of teeth in the internal gear 12 of the first plate 1 is greater than the number of teeth in the internal gear 22 of the second plate 2, so that the seat back 102 will be displaced in a forward tilting direction F.
  • the restriction member 7 in the wedge-shaped space 55 is relatively displaced in the specific direction X (i.e., a direction causing the width W of the wedge-shaped space 55 to become wider), so that the rotation of the first holding member 5a is never restricted by the restriction member 7.
  • a reclining mechanism 200 comprises: a first plate 201; a second plate 202; a plurality of planetary gears 203; a sun gear 204; a first holding member 205a and a second holding member 205b which hold the planetary gears 203; a rotational operating member 206 for rotationally operating the holding members 205a, 205b; a first restriction member 207a and a second restriction member 207b for restricting a rotation of the holding members 205a, 205b; and a biasing member 208 biasing the first and second restriction members 207a, 207b.
  • Each of the first plate 201, the second plate 202, the planetary gears 203, the sun gear 204 and the second holding member 205b has the same structure as that of a respective one of the first plate 1, the second plate 2, the planetary gears 3, the sun gear 4 and the second holding member 5b in the first embodiment.
  • the first holding member 205a has an outer peripheral surface provided with a first inclined wall portion 254a and a second inclined wall portion 254b, as illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 23 .
  • the first inclined wall portion 254a is inclined in such a manner that a radial distance from a center of the first holding member 205a is gradually reduced toward the specific direction X, as with the inclined wall portion 54 in the first embodiment.
  • the first inclined wall portion 254a of the first holding member 205a configured in the above shape, and an inner peripheral wall 223a of a concave portion 223 of the second plate 202, define therebetween the first wedge-shaped space 255a as illustrated in FIG. 17 .
  • a width of the first wedge-shaped space 255a (a radial distance between the first inclined wall portion 254a and the inner peripheral wall 223a) is set to gradually become narrowed toward the counter direction Y
  • the second inclined wall portion 254b is formed in a position symmetrical to the first inclined wall portion 254a with respect to a center line passing through the center of the first holding member 205a.
  • the second inclined wall portion 254b is inclined in a direction opposite to that of the first inclined wall portion 254a, and a radial distance from the center of the first holding member 205a to the second inclined wall portion 254b is set to gradually become reduced toward the counter direction Y.
  • the second inclined wall portion 254b of the first holding member 205a configured in the above shape, and the inner peripheral wall 223a of the concave portion 223 of the second plate 202, define therebetween the second wedge-shaped space 255b as illustrated in FIG. 17 .
  • a width of the second wedge-shaped space 255b (a radial distance between the second inclined wall portion 254b and the inner peripheral wall 223a) is set to gradually become narrowed toward the specific direction X.
  • the first restriction member 207a is displaceably disposed in the first wedge-shaped space 255a
  • the second restriction member 207b is displaceably disposed in the second wedge-shaped space 255b.
  • the biasing member 208 is composed of an open ring-shaped member which has one end provided with a first pushing piece 281 for pushing the first restriction member 207a in the counter direction Y, and the other end provided with a second pushing piece 282 for pushing the second restriction member 207b in the specific direction X.
  • the rotational operating member 206 has a first restriction releasing portion 209a for releasing a restriction by the first restriction member 207a, and a second restriction releasing portion 209b for releasing a restriction by the second restriction member 207b.
  • Each of the first restriction releasing portion 209a and the second restriction releasing portion 209b is integrally provided on the rotational operating member 206 to protrude from a peripheral edge thereof, at a position corresponding to a respective one of the first inclined wall portion 254a and the second inclined wall portion 254b of the first holding member 205a.
  • the remaining configuration in the second embodiment is the same as that in the aforementioned first embodiment.
  • gear sections 231 of the planetary gears 203 are pressed against internal gears 212, 222 of the first plate 201 and the second plate 202 by actions of the first restriction member 207a within the first wedge-shaped space 255a, etc., so that a gap corresponding to backlash between the gear sections 231 and the internal gears 212, 222 is eliminated to prevent rolling displacement of the planetary gears 203, as with the aforementioned first embodiment.
  • the second restriction member 207b is relatively pushed in the specific direction X (in FIG. 17 , a clockwise direction) within the second wedge-shaped space 255b defined between the second inclined wall portion 254b of the first holding member 205a and the inner peripheral wall 223a of the concave portion 223 of the second plate 202, so that the second restriction member 207b is brought into such a situation that it bites into a narrow region of the second wedge-shaped space 255b.
  • a force directed toward the center of the first holding member 205a is applied from the second restriction member 207b to the second inclined wall portion 254b of the first holding member 205a, and the first holding member 205a receiving this force acts to push a shaft 232 of at least one of the planetary gears 203 (in FIG. 17 , shafts 232 of the lower two planetary gears 203), radially outwardly with respect to the first plate 201 and the second plate 202.
  • the gear section 231 of the planetary gear 203 is pressed against the internal gears 212, 222 of the first plate 201 and the second plate 202, so that a gap corresponding to backlash between the gear section 231 and the internal gears 212, 222 is eliminated.
  • the first restriction releasing portion 209a pushes the first restriction member 207a against a biasing force of the biasing member 208 to displace the first restriction member 207a in the specific direction X (i.e., a direction causing the width of the first wedge-shaped space 255a to become wider) within the first wedge-shaped space 255a.
  • the rotational restriction by the first restriction member 207a is released.
  • each of the first push-operation portions 261a pushes a respective one of the protruding pieces 253 of the first holding member 205a in the specific direction X, to rotate the first holding member 205a in the same direction (i.e., rollingly displace the planetary gears 203 in the specific direction X), as illustrated in FIG. 25 .
  • the first plate 201 is relatively rotated with respect to the second plate 202 in the specific direction X, so that the seat back 102 is displaced in the rearward tilting direction R, as with the aforementioned first embodiment.
  • the second restriction member 207b in the second wedge-shaped space 255b is relatively displaced in the counter direction Y (i.e., a direction causing the width of the second wedge-shaped space 255b to become wider), so that the rotation of the rotational operating member 206 is never hindered.
  • the second restriction releasing portion 209b pushes the second restriction member 207b against a biasing force of the biasing member 208 to displace the second restriction member 207b in the counter direction Y (i.e., a direction causing the width of the second wedge-shaped space 255b to become wider) within the second wedge-shaped space 255b.
  • the rotational restriction by the second restriction member 207b is released.
  • each of the protruding pieces 253 is pushed in the counter direction Y by a respective one of the second push-operation portions 261b, and accordingly the first holding member 205a is rotated in the same direction (i.e., the planetary gears 203 are rollingly displaced in the counter direction Y).
  • the first plate 201 is relatively rotated with respect to the second plate 202 in the counter direction Y, so that the seat back 102 is displaced in the forward tilting direction F.
  • the first restriction member 207a in the first wedge-shaped space 255a is relatively displaced in the specific direction X (i.e., a direction causing the width of the first wedge-shaped space 255a to become wider), so that the rotation of the rotational operating member 206 is never restricted.
  • the present invention is not limited to only the first and second embodiments but various changes and modifications may be made therein.
  • the reclining mechanism of the present invention has been applied to an automobile seat.
  • the present invention may also be applied to a seat for various other apparatuses, such as trains and airplanes.
  • a reclining mechanism comprises: a ring-shaped first plate fixed to a seat back; a ring-shaped second plate capable of rotating with respect to the first plate and fixed to a seat cushion; a plurality of planetary gears in meshing engagement with internal gears provided in respective inner peripheries of the first plate and the second plate; a sun gear in meshing engagement with the planetary gears; a holding member rotatably holding the planetary gears; and a restriction member for restricting a rotation of the holding member.
  • the holding member is rotatably disposed in a concave portion formed in a lateral surface of the second plate, and the holding member has an inclined wall portion provided in a part of an outer peripheral surface thereof in spaced-apart opposed relation to an inner peripheral wall of the concave portion.
  • the inclined wall portion of the holding member and the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion define therebetween a wedge-shaped space in which the restriction member is displaceably disposed.
  • the inclined wall portion of the holding member is formed such that a width of the wedge-shaped space is gradually narrowed toward a counter direction with respect to a specific direction, where the specific direction is a direction along which the first plate is urged to be rotated according to a force applied to the seat back in a rearward tilting direction, and the counter direction is a direction opposite to the specific direction.
  • this reclining mechanism further comprises a biasing member biasing the restriction member disposed in the wedge-shaped space, in the counter direction.
  • this reclining mechanism further comprises a rotational operating member for rotationally operating the holding member.
  • the rotational operating member has a restriction releasing portion for releasing the restriction by the restriction member.
  • the restriction releasing portion pushes, according to a movement of the rotational operating member for rotationally operating the holding member in the specific direction, the restriction member against a biasing force of the biasing member to displace the restriction member in the specific direction within the wedge-shaped space.
  • the restriction releasing portion pushes and displaces the restriction member in the specific direction (the direction causing the width of wedge-shaped space to become wider), according to a rotation of the rotational operating member.
  • the rotational operating member has a push-operation portion for pushing the holding member to rotate it.
  • the restriction releasing portion pushes and displaces, according a movement of the rotational operating member for rotationally operating the holding member in the specific direction, the restriction member in the specific direction, before the push-operation portion pushes the holding member.
  • the restriction releasing portion displaces the restriction member in the specific direction (the direction causing the width of wedge-shaped space to become wider), before the push-operation portion pushes the holding member.
  • the holding member has, in addition to the inclined wall portion referred to as a first inclined wall portion, a second inclined wall portion provided in the outer peripheral surface thereof.
  • the first inclined wall portion and the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion define therebetween the wedge-shaped space referred to as a first wedge-shaped space whose width is gradually narrowed toward the counter direction, and the second inclined wall portion and the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion define therebetween a second wedge-shaped space whose width is gradually narrowed toward the specific direction.
  • the restriction member referred to as a first restriction member is displaceably disposed in the first wedge-shaped space to restrict the holding member from being rotated in the specific direction.
  • the reclining mechanism further comprises a second restriction member displaceably disposed in the second wedge-shaped space to restrict the holding member from being rotated in the counter direction.
  • this reclining mechanism further comprises a biasing member for biasing the first restriction member disposed in the first wedge-shaped space, in the counter direction, and biasing the second restriction member disposed in the second wedge-shaped space, in the specific direction.
  • the seat back can be maintained in a fixed state by using the first restriction member or the second restriction member.

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